>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," 

(1970) Vol. 5, p.393





PROPUS





AK-132

Displacement:  14,350 t.

Length:  441’6”

Beam:  56’11”

Draft:  28’4”

Speed:  15 k.

Complement:  226

Armament:  1 5”; 1 3”

Class:  CRATER

Maritime Commission Standard Type:  EC2-S-C1





	PROPUS (AK-132) was laid down 31 January 1944 by St. 

John's River Shipbuilding Co., Jacksonville, Fla., as MCE 

hull 2471; launched 29 March 1944; chartered by the Navy 

10 April 1944; converted by Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co., 

Jacksonville, Fla., and commissioned 22 June 1944, Lt. 

Comdr. Harvey A. Seeley in command.



	Following shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, PROPUS (AK-132) 

proceeded via the Panama Canal to the Pacific.  In 1944 she 

operated at San Francisco in September, Pearl Harbor and San 

Francisco in October, and San Pedro in December.  In 1945 

her cargo duties took her to Noumea and Espiritu Santo in 

January, Pearl Harbor, San Francisco and back to sea in 

February and March; Eniwetok, Saipan, and Tinian in April 

San Francisco in May; Manus in June, Emirau and Manus in 

July; Pearl Harbor in August; San Francisco in September; 

and Norfolk, Va., in October.



	Decommissioned 20 November 1945, she was redelivered to 

the War Shipping Administration 21 November and struck from 

the Naval Vessel Register 5 December.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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